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Casey Quinlan

MIAMI, FL - JUNE 26: The stage is set for the first Democratic presidential primary debate for the 2020 election at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, June 26, 2019 in Miami, Florida. A field of 20 Democratic presidential candidates was split into two groups of 10 for the first debate of the 2020 election, taking place over two nights at Knight Concert Hall of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, hosted by NBC News, MSNBC, and Telemundo. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

CNN’s planning a 2020 LGBTQ forum. Here are some issues advocates say the candidates should address.

High on the list: Reversing the ban on transgender troops and addressing the plight of LGBTQ people of color

It wasn’t a debate, but CNN’s 7-hour climate forum laid bare key differences among Democrats

GOP candidate has a pretty hypocritical excuse for why he’s down in the polls

To build Trump’s border wall, Pentagon will divert funds from military schools and day cares

Trump describes Boris Johnson as someone who ‘knows how to win’ after historic Parliament defeats

Trump’s Fox & Friends pals finally concede Mexico ain’t paying for that wall

The Trump administration plans to gut food stamps, hitting red states hardest

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Kristen Stewart at the 76 Venice International Film Festival 2019. Seberg red carpet. Venice (Italy), August 30th, 2019 (photo by Marilla Sicilia/Archivio Marilla Sicilia/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)

Kristen Stewart’s experience is emblematic of LGBTQ people’s struggles in Hollywood

Casey Quinlan Sep 4, 2019

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 04: Pro and anti-Brexit demonstrators protest outside the Houses of Parliament in London on 04 September 2019 in London, England. Boris Johnson's govenment has lost a crucial vote yesterday as MPs voted to take control of the Commons agenda in an effort to prevent the UK leaving the EU on 31 October without a deal. (Photo credit should read Wiktor Szymanowicz / Barcroft Media via Getty Images)

Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans have been derailed, thanks to members of his own party

Luke Barnes Sep 4, 2019

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) opposes background checks because he wants to be able to arm his friends without them passing one.

Dan Crenshaw is worried that universal background checks might keep him from arming his friends

Josh Israel Sep 4, 2019

Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX) is the latest House Republican to announce he will not seek re-election in 2020.

Texas congressman’s retirement points to a tough 2020 for House Republicans

Josh Israel Sep 4, 2019

Gov. Kay Ivey (R-AL) insists she will not resign over a blackface scandal. National Republicans who demanded Virginia's Democratic governor resign over a similar scandal have been silent.

Alabama governor’s blackface scandal shows GOP’s hypocrisy

Josh Israel Sep 4, 2019

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 16: Adult film actress Stormy Daniels (Stephanie Clifford) speaks to reporters as she exits the United States District Court Southern District of New York for a hearing related to Michael Cohen, President Trump's longtime personal attorney and confidante, April 16, 2018 in New York City. Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

House Democrats turn their attention to Donald Trump’s involvement in hush-money payments

Adam Peck Sep 3, 2019

Climate

In this USCG handout image, an aerial view of houses in the Bahamas from a Coast Guard Elizabeth City C-130 aircraft after Hurricane Dorian shifts north September 3, 2019. CREDIT: Adam Stanton/US Coast Guard via Getty Images

Hurricane Dorian’s nightmarishly slow pace is linked to climate change

Like Harvey and Florence before it, Dorian's biggest danger comes when it stalls over land.

Hurricane Dorian’s impacts could be resounding — here’s what to watch for

Even Big Oil doesn’t like the EPA’s methane rollback

Trump takes money from FEMA for border wall with Puerto Rico set for major storm

Trump moves to allow logging in the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest

Trump repeats relief funding lie as Tropical Storm Dorian approaches Puerto Rico

Brazil rejects G7’s already minuscule aid package to help combat raging fires in the Amazon

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View of a burnt area in the Amazon rainforest, near Porto Velho, Rondonia state, Brazil, on August 25, 2019. CREDIT: CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images

Trump skips G7 climate meeting as the Amazon burns

E.A. Crunden Aug 26, 2019

Washington Governor Jay Inslee. CREDIT: Sergio Flores/Getty Images

The impact of Jay Inslee’s climate-focused 2020 candidacy

E.A. Crunden Aug 22, 2019

Corn grows on a farm on July 13, 2018 near Amana, Iowa. CREDIT: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Agriculture’s role in climate change draws scrutiny from 2020 Democrats

E.A. Crunden Aug 21, 2019

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Wealthy nations won’t be spared economic climate impacts, new study finds

E.A. Crunden Aug 20, 2019

Tepees set up by Dakota Access Pipeline protesters stand next to the Washington Monument on March 8, 2017 in Washington, DC. CREDIT: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Tribe raises stakes in Dakota Access pipeline fight amid surge in Democratic 2020 support

E.A. Crunden Aug 19, 2019

The former Okjökull glacier. CREDIT: Rice University.

‘Only you know if we did it’: Scientists write dire letter to the future about climate change

Joe Romm Aug 18, 2019

House Democrats will consider bill to block HUD rule allowing anti-trans shelter discrimination

House Democrats will consider bill to block HUD rule allowing anti-trans shelter discrimination

Casey Quinlan Sep 3, 2019

Conservative speaker and one one the organizers for the Boston Straight Pride Parade, Samson Racioppi speaks to people attending the "Defend the Constitution Rally" at Lexington Depot Square in Lexington, Massachusetts, on August 8, 2019. - The rally was organized by the Eastern Republican Liberty Caucus of Massachusetts and Grand Opportunity USA (GOUSA). (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo credit should read JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP/Getty Images)

How ‘Straight Pride’ parades like the one in Boston mask a far-right agenda

Casey Quinlan Aug 31, 2019

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - AUGUST 26: Taylor Swift performs onstage during the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on August 26, 2019 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images,)

Taylor Swift reminded us that the Equality Act would bolster LGBTQ rights

Casey Quinlan Aug 27, 2019

People pay their respects at the makeshift memorial for victims of the shooting that left a total of 22 people dead at the Cielo Vista Mall WalMart in El Paso, Texas, on August 6, 2019. The company announced Tuesday it will scale back its gun and ammo sales.

NRA melts down over Walmart decision to reduce its ammo sales

Josh Israel Sep 3, 2019

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) does not plan to decide what to do about gun violence until President Donald Trump decides whether he wants to do what he said he wanted to do.

Mitch McConnell suggests Trump cannot be trusted to mean what he says on guns

Josh Israel Sep 3, 2019

SIOUX CITY, IA - AUGUST 20: Attendees listen as Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum on August 20, 2019 in Sioux City, Iowa. Sanders addressed a number of questions about issues facing the Native American community. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Native votes went missing in North Carolina. Tribal leaders vow that won’t happen again next week.

Danielle McLean Sep 3, 2019

A child in Ferguson, Missouri, August 2014. CREDIT: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Black kids in Missouri are being shot down in unspeakable numbers

Kay Wicker Aug 31, 2019

Kellyanne Conway, left, poses for photos with Alabama's now governor Kay Ivey at a rally in December 2016 in Mobile, Alabama. CREDIT: Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images

Exposed for 1967 blackface skit, Alabama governor issues written statement rather than face cameras

Alan Pyke Aug 29, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 19: Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) speaks during a Washington Post Live 2020 Candidates series event August 19, 2019 in Washington, DC. Gillibrand discussed her view on various topics including gender and race issues, gun control, healthcare, and immigration. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Did Gillibrand’s push for Al Franken’s resignation doom her 2020 White House run?

Casey Quinlan Aug 29, 2019